A GASOLINE TAX INCREASE TO FUND ROAD IMPROVEMENTS IS EXPECTED TO BE A MAJOR TOPIC OF THE 2019 ALABAMA LEGISLATIVE SESSION. MEDIA SOURCES REPORT GOVERNOR KAY IVEY HASN’T YET ANNOUNCED ALL OF HER LEGISLATIVE GOALS FOR THE SESSION THAT BEGINS MARCH 5TH, BUT PRISON REFORM AND FUNDING, GENERAL FUND DEMANDS AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE LAWMAKERS’ ATTENTION OVER THE 15-WEEK PERIOD. A PROPOSAL FOR A STATEWIDE LOTTERY ALSO WILL RETURN IN 2019. THE STATE'S GAS TAX, WHICH IS ALSO BEING REFERRED TO AS A ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN, HAS NOT BEEN RAISED SINCE 1992 WHICH WAS RAISED BY FIVE CENTS BRINGING IT UP TO 16 CENTS A GALLON. ATTEMPTS TO RAISE THE TAX HAVE DIED IN RECENT YEARS.